Abdullahi Joins Cape Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Abdul-Azeez Abdullahi, MD to Cape Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine. Abdullahi completed his Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, Residency at University Hospital - Columbia, Columbia, MO, and medical school at the College of Medicine University of Lagos, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and will be providing comprehensive pulmonary and critical care services for patients.

As a pulmonologist, Abdullahi will care for patients with a range of lung conditions, including evaluation and treatment of lung disease, COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary nodules and sleep-related breathing disorders. He will also provide critical care for seriously ill patients.

Abdullahi is looking forward to caring for patients during their time of need. He said, "I've always been fascinated by the lungs and how essential they are to every aspect of our health. I enjoy the combination of complex problem-solving, long-term patient relationships and the opportunity to care for patients during some of their most critical moments in the ICU."

The providers at Cape Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine deliver specialty care to patients with problems related to breathing and sleeping. Highly skilled providers work in conjunction with respiratory therapists and sleep technologists to offer comprehensive care, including the treatment of asthma, chronic cough, cystic fibrosis and others; assessments of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea; sleep studies; respiratory therapy; and general pulmonology care.